Adventures in genealogy

“What Are They Looking For?” Strikes Again

Presenting the 3rd annual Festival of Strange Search Terms that have brought visitors to this blog. In the spirit of August 2009’s What Are They Looking For? and December 2010’s What Are They Looking For? Redux, it was time to once again review those bizarre phrases that people enter into search engines. Well, the phrases alone may be bizarre, but what’s more bizarre is that they wind up here as a result. This is a mere sampling, but here are some of the best of the strange, odd, and unusual search terms that have brought visitors here in 2011 – with my comments, of course! Note: these are actual search terms used!

Genealogy Related…Sort Of

i forgot my name – I’m not sure I can help you with that.

can i have my great great grandmothers gene – If she is really your great-great grandmother, then you should have a couple of her genes.

gradma [sic] roulette – I’m not sure if this is about Grandma playing roulette, or…?

joey tempest is he married? have a child? – Is this an ex? Is this a jealous ex? And does Google really answer questions like these?

how do i title a photo with my children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren in it – My Family

The Bard

shakespeares certificate of marriage – There is actually a mystery surrounding Shakespeare and a crossed-out entry in the parish book days before his recorded marriage. But, you’ll have to find that out elsewhere…

shakespeare translation for “hey, what’s up?” – “How now?” He used it a lot.

Donna, these are great! There are very few blog postings that I will read to my husband, but this one I read to him and he found them very humorous and even laughed out loud several times. You have inspired me to see if I can find this information for my blog.